This is dance #10906 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Eleanor's Mixer {alternate}

by Chris Page

Permission: full

FormationBase: Circle Mixer
FormationDetail: Wave of two (P1R, women face cw)
Progression: Single
Direction: C-1
Mixer?: Yes

Figures:

A1

(4) Balance wave of two (P1R, women face cw)

(4) Walk forward on right diagonal (optional spin); form wave of two with P2

(4) Balance wave of two (P2L, women face cw)

(4) Walk forward on left diagonal (optional spin); form wave of two with P3

A2

(4) Balance wave of two (P3R, women face cw)

(12) P3 partner swing

B1

(8) In a big ring, go forward and back

(8) P2 partner swing

B2

(16) P2 partner promenade counterclockwise; form wave of two (release left hand; women turn alone)

Calling Notes:

There's more time in the B1 than in regular Eleanor's Reel, so spins are even more vital.

At the start of the dance, men are in the inside facing counterclockwise, women on the outside facing clockwise.
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